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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-07-01

BEL AIR NoTEs.-A pleasant entertainment
was given, on Wednesday evening, at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. STREET., to Miss
Rose Keeling, of Harrisburg.
On Tuesday evening Mr.. Lawrence McCor-
mick and his bride were entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. A. P. Gilbert. The guests were composed
chiefly of the relatives and near friends of the
bride and groom.
The Clymer Family of cornet players will
give ON entertainment, in the Court House. on
Saturday evening, July I'd. This orchestra con-
sists Of nine persons, being composed of Prof. j.
DClymer, his son and daughters. The entertain
ment will include vocal as well as instrumental
music, sketches, songs, Punch and Judy show
and other popular and pleasing features.
The Bel Air National Bank has declared
semi.annual dividend of 4 per cent, payable on
and after to-day. The undivided profits of the
bank amount to $4,000, the surplus or reserve
fund being $500. The bank is in prosperous
condition.
The ladies of the NJ. f. Church having Sc.
cured the privilege will sell ice cream and
lemonade, on Hays' Addition, July 4th, during
the display of fireworks at night
Mrs. Hinkle, of Pennsylvania, and Miss Belle
Hart, of Baltimore, delivered interesting ad-
dresses at missionary meeting held in the NJ.
E. Church, Monday evening
WILLS RECORDED. Among the wills lately
recorded in the office of the Register of Wills
are the following:
The will of Parker Gilbert, by which all of his
estate, real and personal. is bequeathed to his
wife, Elizabeth Gilbert, during her life, and after
her death 10 be divided equally between his two
children, John F. Gilbert and Phoebe E. Ward
His wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Gilbert, is named
sole executrix. The will was witnessed by Amos
A. Mitchell, VIM. Ii. Touchston and John T.
Mitchell. The executrix's bond is 8, 900. Dan
X. Gilbert and VIM. II. Barnes were appointed
to appraise the personal estate.
The will of Alexander T. Leyering bequeaths
all of his property, of whatever kind, to his sis
ter, Sarah r. Levering who is appointed execu-
trix. The signature was witnessed by Daniel
E. Lynch, Thomas A. Shanahan and Jas T.
Shanahan. The bond of the executrx was fix
ed at $4,000. Jas X. Keech and George Rogers
were appointed to appraise the personal estate
of the deceased.
The will of Mark Bartlesou bequeaths what
ever property the testator may die possessed of
amongst his legal heirs, in accordance with the
laws of Maryland if he had died intestate. His
son, Edward L. Barlleson, of Montgomery
county, Pa, and his son, VIM. d. Bartleson, of
Hartford county, Md, are named as executors,
without being required to give bond. 1t was
witnessed by Thos. Bradenbaugh, VIM. II.
Rockey and W. d. McCrevy, Executors bond,
$500.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-07-01
HOLLIS COURTNEY, sec'y. ' =

=, AT meeting OF the Democratic Executive
Tuesday. 9TH June, 1887, 1t was
-. Rts0Ired, That the Primary Elections be hold in
the several Election Districts at the places of
holding general elections in said districts
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-07-01

PRESTON STATION, b. AND y. h. R.-The
laying of second track on the new b. and o. Rail-
road has reached Preston station, and the
more, commencing July lst.
A new schedule will 90 into effect on July Sd
and more passenger trains will then be put on,
including new mail train each way. The mail
train going east will leave Baltimore at Z
O'Clock, A. NJ, and the west bound mail train
will leave Philadelphia on arrival of New York
mail at 7.15 A. NJ. The new postoflices ON the
route will be served by these trains.
Mr. John j. Murphy, the telegraph operator
who was hurt by the explosion of the engine at
Chester recently died last Friday, at his home
in Chester, and was buried on Monday.
DISTRICT LINES CHANGED.-A petition was
presented to the Commissioners, on Monday,
asking them to change the lines of Fallston and
Bel Air precincts, as follows
Beginning for the same at the line of the first
district, on Winters Kun, and running up said
stream to the new bridge at VIM. II. Waters !;
thence from the east end thereof, following the
public road past Thomas Amos property and
between the farms of VIM II. Waters and b. +.
Warner, to the High Point road thence with
said High Point road, between the farms of
VIM. f. Blair and the late Samuel Hanwny,
until 1t intersects the line of the Fourth cleo
tion district at or near High Point.
The petition was granted. The voters whose
voting place will thereby be changed from Fall.
ston to Bel Air are as follows
A. Haviland Hull, A. A. Hull, Edwin Havi-
land, s. ?. Hull, H. D. Hanway, Mahlon Thomp-
son, 5. L. Hanway, Chas. Goowater, c. W. Han
way, Beckett Hutton, |. w. Thompson, VIM.
E. Lockard, Jas. l.. Whitaker, C. s. Bavington,
Joshua Whitaker, VIM. E. Dowlin, Charles
Whitaker and Horace b. Twining.
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FIDO CALLS ON HECTOR.
Dog Leaves His Card for Another Ca
nine at the White House.

A Dog Leaves His Card for Another Ca
nine at the White House.
A veracious gentleman who was on the
street in front of the White House this
morning noticed small, well-kept black
and-tan dog coming across the street from
Lafayette Square with a card in his
mouth. A short distance behind was a
well-dressed lady, who addressed the dog
by the name of Fido, and who was plainly
the owner of the intelligent canine
Fido tried to get between the iron pick
cts of the White House fence, when the
lady called to him:
"Not there, Fido; go to the gate and
up the walk"
The dog seemed to understand the
speech and took the route recommended
by his mistress, still carrying the card in
his mouth. The lady followed him into
the grounds and about half way up the
circular walk. go up the steps, Fido,"
she pleasingly said, "and leave your
card for Hector" and she stood there
till the dog carried out her instructions
to the letter and returned to her side with
out the card. When Hector, the famous
canine pet of the first lady of the land,
returns from Oak View tomorrow
morning he will find that he has missed
the society of an intelligent visitor
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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only a part of her triumph, for little while
later she had the satisfaction of shaking her
finger at Rolfe, and saying: "Now, sir what
did tell you! See what you have gotten by
not minding me-"
Rolte did not eat much at the long Christ
mas dinner that day, and was rather tact
turn. Miss Edith was, however, brilliant,
vivacious and charming to an unusual de-
gree. The feathers in her powdered hair
were kept in a constant flutter, and the facets
Of the jewels in her ears, around her neck,
and i'll her stomacher were turned in every
way to the light. After dinner she managed
to say few words to Rolfe that made him
cheerful, too.
1t had been midday meal, and early in
the afternoon the horses were brought out
for the hunt, and the hounds gamboled
about, eager for the sport to begin. 1t re-
quired tough animals to stand the rough rid.
ing and hard hunting of our ancestors The
horses were rather understood, but there was
good blood in them, and, if often rough
coated, they were swift and enduring The
hounds were rather large, bow-legged, dew
Tapped creatures-not very handsome 10 look
at, but keen-scented, well-voiced and tireless
in pursuit. They were a mixture of the Eng
fish foXhound with the Irish staghound, with
an occasional strain CT the beagle among
them, for the sake of the why qualities of
that breed.
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HENRY ]. FORD.
(C0NCLUDED.)

''Give me some brandy, landlord" rang
out strong, calm voice at his elbow.
Lord Creighton wheeled around and saw
Rolfe leaning nonchalantly against the bar,
regarding him with mocking, insolent
smile.
''Well, my lord" said Rolfe, "have you
come to apologize for your impudent beha-
vior at the manor-house"
Even if Lord Creighton had been a mild
tempered man, he could not have endured
this. The social gulf between person of
quality and a redemptoner was wide and
Deep and for the latter to assume any
haughtiness of mien toward the former was
of itself intolerable insolence. Rolfe's every
look and tone that day had been madden
ing insult to Lord Creighton. With swollen
veins, blood-red face and limbs that shook
with passion, he hurled himself on Rolfe
who, taken on his flank, and while still in
his lounging attitude, was nearly overthrown
If Creighton was in hot rage, Rolfe was in
q cold, malignant one that was more dan
gerous because it did not strike blindly. Mere
fsticuffs was too small thing for Lord
Creighton's magnificent resentment. Draw
ing hunting knife, he cut at one of Rolfe's
ears, but his unsteady hand made long cash
across Rolfe's temple. That was offense
enough. Crash went the brandy bottle over
my lords head, and there was a splatter of
glass and blood. The jagged remnant that
was left in Rolfe's hand again descended on
my lordship's head and face, cutting long,
deep gashes. There was shout of horror
and tumultuous rush for the combatants
Impeded too much to use his weapon, Rolfe
relinquished it and clenched his hands on
rreighton's throat, while kicks and blows
rained on him from behind. The English
bulldog showed the mettle of his breed; his
grip was not broken until his senses left him,
and when my lordship was lifted up he was
black in the face and senseless.
In those days such cruelties as bull-baiting
and bear-baiting were popular sports, and
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party, to most of whom he was known, sur
veyed him rather coldly until Miss Cray
docke gave him cordial salutation, when,
with the friendlness which was the charac-
teristic tone of Maryland manners, they, too,
welcomed Captain Rolfe, with the exception
of one deliberately dressed gentleman, who,
after superclious stare, turned stifily away.
Rolfe recognized his old antagonist, Lord
Creighton. Miss Craydocke was nothing to
him now. Why, then, should he feel that
sharp twinge? He exerted himself to repel
the fascination that was again fastening it
self upon him but he felt that the struggle
would be hard. If Edith as a girl had been
lovely, her ripe beauty now was dazzling :;
and Rolfe felt his cheeks glow at the sight of
her.
The lady's tact smoothed away all embar-
easements. The new post road, her fathers
importation of an English hunter for
her Use, the last races at Marlboro, the fire at
the Adair mansion since he had left, and
such like neighborhood gossip, was poured
out for her guests entertainment. And,
meanwhile, her eyes would glance at Rolfe
with an evident pleasure that did not escape
Lord Creighton's notice. Rolfe had greatly
improved in manner and appearance since
the days when he was sort of upper servant
In coming down to mingle in the polite
society of Southern Maryland he had wisely
discarded the loose frock and cape which
formed the universal dress on the
frontier, for fine gentleman's dress,
except that he wore his own hair in
stead of wig; and his clothing, al
though fashionably cut, was palmer in
color and ornamentation than customary
Those were times in which gentlemen
wore coats of velvet waistcoats of satin,
trimmed with gold or silver lace, with
long flaps reaching nearly to the knees, knee
breeches of satin or velvet plush, and silk
stockings tightly stretched over the calves of
their legs; or, if riding, high boots with large
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-11
FLOATING A NINE.
How IL California Sharper Paid the Guar
anteed Dividends on 1t.

How IL California Sharper Paid the Guar
anteed Dividends on 1t.
YES" said clipper, as he looked visit
fully at the exhausted tobacco from which
the last vestige of nicotine had been
squeezed out, eyes, things is changed
They're tryin' to sell that old mine in
the East. They can't do it. They hain't
got the genius"
Genius p' said another "There amt
an ounce of metal in the whole lode"
whats that got to do with it ?"
"Well, should say it had a good deal
to do with it."
81 had a good deal of money at one
time, pardner, before i"
"Oh, shut up on that. You've told us
that thousand times"
"Well, l fioated a mine. Sold it, by
gosh, for $4,000, and it hadn't bit of
ore anywhere about it."
"Get outw
81 did; you bet l did; and made just
1913, 750-half my share of the profit,
barring some few expenses.
"How:"
81 guaranteed that as it stood it would
pay ten per cent. dividends every month
for twelve months. guaranteed that.
See ?"
Eyes, see."
swell, got my $4,000. Iput $4,000
in the bank to pay my dividends for a
year, an | kept my word"
"An' them"
"Well, | hadn't guaranteed any more,
had /? The mine, unfortunately, of
course, petered out then. San Francisco
Ctr07iScLe.
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Edith was mounted on handsome Eng
| fish hunter that her father had imported for
her. Captain Rolfe," she said, gayly,
| pointing at fine halfblooded ANIMAL 81
want to see how backwoodsmen ride" Lord
Creighton, who knew the animals good
| qualities, had intended him for himself; but
| there was no gainsaying anything done by
this imperious young lady. 1t was not far to
cover the dogs promptly gave tongue and
were soon in full cry, and off went the party,
| full of the glorious excitement of the fox
| hunt. Although mounted on the finest horse
| in the field, and usually ambitious of the
lead, Miss Edith Jagged, and Captain Rolfe
also maintained an easy pace. They grad
ually drew away from the rest of the field to-
| ward the right, until considerable distance
| separated them from the rest of the party
In the excitement of the hunt they might
have perhaps slipped away unobserved, had
not the jealous eye of Lord Creighton roved
| around in search of them. Lashing his
horse, he closed with Mr.. Craydocke's thor
oughbred ana shouted; lhere lies your
real chase, pointing TO folfe and Miss
Craydocke. mat fellows eloplhS Win
your daughter.
CraydocKe TOOK III the SITUATION at once
IL gNeteh hoesneads OF TOBACCO tothe man
VINO knocks that lelioW from MS morse he
shoutcu' ana whipping MS morse started ID
pursuit. lolowen ny Cne Whoie company
more lii'eres'eu Ill 'ic running uo"i VI inns
ne" game 'hat hau oeeh S''i'eu 'il"il III tle
brush OF the ioX'
Inc chase was AL eAcltlhg one LOT there
were some SOOu nOTSeS Ill lHe company.
holie looked pack WIN uneaSlhess several
tunes; put wheh ne glanced at the 1alr form
al ms sac ana saw tne sparkllls eyes anu
the fearless sfniie Oh MS GEAR love MS BOSOM
S"eileu WIN prioe ana commence. LORD
IreishVoii came 10 griei carry inc Maryi''ho
morse was pe''er ioiiS-cistahce goer thaii a
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CHAPTER III.
THE FINISH.

1t was now nearly two years since John
Rolfe had left Sinneput Manor poor and I'M
placed in the world. Now he could return to
it prosperous and with some repute as a leader
of men. After he had settled in the back
woods of Frederick county and had had time
to digest his spleen, he wrote to Mr.. Cray
docke asking forgiveness for his presumption
in addressing the language of love to Miss
Craydocke and expressing the warm graft
tude he really felt toward his kind patron.
Mr. Craydocke, although highly pleased with
the letter, soon mislaid it. His daughter
looked and rummaged through his papers for
it with great zeal, but could not find it. If
he had looked through her papers
he would have found it, with the
marks of tears upon it. The matter
passed by and nothing was said of it until
the planter, suffering more and more from
the embarrassments in which he, like many
Others of his class, felt through the pernic-
ious credit system that prevailed in the man.
agement of tobacco plantations, one day
sighed out heartfelt wish that he had Rolfe
by him to unravel his accounts and see that
the rascal factor had not cheated him. Subtle
Miss Edith was doubtful of the propriety of
sending for him at first, but in the end said ::
"Well, dear father, we must overlook his one
offense in consideration of his long good be-
hayior. l hear he hath become man of
some note and consideration. in the Western
country, and we may invite him to spend
Christmas with us, out of regard for his for
mer faithful service, and then you can ask
his counsel"
In those days, when the Conestoga wagon
or the bay-pinnace was the principal pas
senger car, travelling was a slow business
and Rolfe started fortnight before Christ
mas, in order to make certain of arriving at
Sinneput Manor betimes. Arriving at Bal
timore in the night of the second day, he had
TO wait couple of days for pinnace going
up the Patuxent. They had bad weather
and untoward winds, and did not reach the
upper waters until few days before Christ
mas. A portion of the cargo was for the
manor, and the wagons sent for it received
lis portmanteau, while he rode ahead on
Horseback. While riding through the
country, Rolfe was struck with the evidences
% slovenly husbandry and unthrift. Large
tracts of land had been exhausted by constant
tobacco cropping; and the "old fields" as
they were called, grew up in sedge, pine and
sassafras. Role saw that while the thrifty
yeomanry of Western Maryland were grow
ing rich, the planters, who arrogated to them
selves the leading place in society and the
political control of the province, were be
coming poor.
Rolfe's meditations were broken in upon
by the noise of a merry party of riders. As
they approached, the sight of one of them
made the heart, whose action was calm and
regular when. Indian war-whools filled the
forest. hutter violently in his bosom. The
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Lord Lorne and the Queen.

The society papers here never weary of
Lorne is snubbed at court and that he is not Of
liked by the Queen. He was present with
the royal party during this visit. When the
Queen left she treated him with more con-
sideration than any gentleman of the party
She turned to him with great kindness and
put out her hand in an affectionate way
to him. He was the only one present who
was not treated with formality when she went
away. He bent as quick as a flash ana
kissed her hand when she extended it to him.
When the carriage drove away she again
turned and nodded her head to him in the
most etnphatically friendly way.-LONdom
Letter IN the Neao York World.
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HE FORGOT ONE.
But Was Quickly Reminded of 1t by a
Man in the Crowd.

But Was Quickly Reminded of it by a
Man in the Crowd.
A stranger who was along the docks
looking for a job fell into the river at the
foot of First street the other day, and a
clerk in warehouse who saw him tum-
BILE was quickly on hand to fling him a
life-preserver and help him out. The
man sat down on barrel, his teeth chat
tering and his body shaking, and the
clerk hurriedly pulled out his wallet and
began looking over lot of papers.
"What is it?" asked one of the crowd.
"Why, I've got newspaper slip here
giving fourteen different instructions as
to how to act in an emergency. I've for
gotten how to act when the man has been
pulled ashore and is half frozen to
DEATH"
"Why, lead him to a saloon and buy
him drink of hot whiskey, of course"
"Certainly-thats it-of course. Come
along, old chap. I'll keep that in mind
after this. "-Detr@t Free Press.
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mems feelings were obtuse to pain and suf-
fering in others. The attack upon Rolfe
had been merciless, and his bruised, swollen
and cut face presented a horrible spectacle
while his whole body was sore with the beat
ing he had received. Hehad received several
terrible confused wounds on the scalp; but,
thanks to tough, hard skull, the brain was
unhllrt and his mind was active in its con-
solutions during his confinement to tavern
bed. There was some matter for cheerful
ness and content for him in the events of
Christmas Day. Although he had not killed
Lord Creighton, he had marked him for life
AS for Miss Craydocke, he thought of her
with loathing and contempt
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The Balance of Trade.

The Hon. VIM. F. Cody and the esteemed
John L. Sullivan are not to be mentioned in
the same breath with the divine Patti and
Bernhardt, of course, but there is some
consolation in the reflection that while
the two latter are homeward bound
with well-flled bags of Yankee shekels,
the "Wild West Show is making heavy
drafts ON the pockets of the Britishers, and
that Sullivan threatens soon to make tour
of both England and France. Who knows
that the "balance of trade" may not yet be
in our favor?-Ne,g Orleans Times Democrat
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wouldn't Have the Carpet Saved That Way.

At Washington six sailors from the
Dale were detailed to assist in arranging
the flags loaned by the Navy Department
for the decoration of the Congregational
Church for the Grand Army reunion. On
reaching the church in the morning they
found that one of the officers of the
church had spread one of the flags along
the aisle "Who put that flag down
there ?" angrily asked the leader of the
sailors. "Mr..-, said a bystander,
'to save the carpet" at has got to come
up. You may be good Christians here,
but you are poor Americans. Come
aboard the Dale, and you will see every
hat taken off as that emblem comes
down." The flag came up.
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their dummy instruments. The scene
was one for Puck. Every man of
them in the cart proceeded to tumble out
on the off side, and they got to the ground
in a confused heap. 1t was agreed all
around, after all was over, that the lively
steer had shown himself worthy of the
steel of Mazzantinl or Ponciano Diaz
The other afternoon, at one of the great
city rings, a bull got a Derby hat, flung
into the ring, over his eyes, and made a
most ludicrous exhibition rushing blindly
around-B0st0n Herald.
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A State senator in West Virginia who only
attended the extra session for six days has
declined to accept more than six days pay
1t took great deal of trouble to convince
the treasurer that he was not joking, but he
succeeded in doing so at last.
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mud of the ring. The young
bull, satisfied with this mea-
sure of victory over his tor
mentor, magnanimously let
him off without further pun
ishment. Next some one else
tried the bull circus business,
and got the lively young bull
so wild that he made a leap
for the cart in which the
amateur m u sicians were
Whistling and capering with